BYU 69, Portland 45
PROVO — In the West Coast Conference opener, perimeter shots weren’t falling for BYU.
But in the end, that didn’t matter because of the aggressive play of Yoeli Childs and Elijah Bryant, who put on dominating performances as the Cougars earned a 69-45 victory over Portland Thursday night before a crowd of 16,592 at the Marriott Center.
It marked BYU's ninth consecutive win.
Childs and Bryant both recorded double-doubles — Childs scored a career-high 26 points and pulled down 13 rebounds while Bryant registered a career-high 15 rebounds to go along with 22 points.